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[Twenty-six miniatures, taken from mss. of the 14th-17th centuries
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Derrotero de Indias of Luis de la Cruz
Manuscripts
Scans to CD of a manuscript held by the Museo Naval. Citation given as: Museo Naval de Madrid, Manuscript 465, 159 ff., Derrotero de Indias of Luis de la Cruz (early 17th century).
mssHM 83173
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[Unknown author]. [Extract from the Journal of the House of Commons]
Manuscripts
[London, Eng.] (4 p.). Includes a message from the King. Subjects: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 ; Great Britain. Army -- History -- 17th century ; Great Britain -- Militia -- History -- 17th century.
JEN 102
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17th century documents
Manuscripts
The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Henry E. Huntington. There is material related to the Huntington, Holladay, and Metcalf families, but most of the collection deals with Huntington's business interests in Southern California, railways, real estate, and industry. Series 2. Henry E. Huntington and his family includes biographical information, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, and physical objects. There is material related to the Huntington Land and Improvement Company, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and the Pacific Electric Railway Company as well as other businesses in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Gabriel Valley, California. This material includes business records, account books, annual reports, correspondence, maps, tracts, balance sheets, and others. There is also material related to the founding of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens including auction catalogs, invoices, receipts, and bills for art and rare books, and information regarding a lawsuit about Huntington's estate tax after his death, and the passing of Proposition 15, in 1930, which exempted The Huntington from paying California property tax. There is also material related to Collis P. Huntington and his business interests and Arabella Huntington. Also included are the blueprints for the Huntington's San Marino residence. Series 3. Correspondence contains over 22,000 pieces of personal and business correspondence spanning 1794 to 1970. The physical objects include Henry E. Huntington's lunch box, razors, traveling trunk, and other items.
mssHEH
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Charles William Wallace papers
Manuscripts
The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, notes, transcripts, and photographs relating to Wallace's research in English drama and theatre practices. Wallace was interested in Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre, and most of the material in the collection pertains to this focus. Some material in the collection also addresses the laws and legal procedures of the same period, including several transcripts from court cases and other documentary material. Subjects addressed within the collection as a whole include William Shakespeare; Blackfriars Theatre; the Globe Theatre; 16th and 17th century English drama and theatre; and British law and legal practice of the same period, including references to the Court of Chancery.
mssWallace
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Legal records
Manuscripts
The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, notes, transcripts, and photographs relating to Wallace's research in English drama and theatre practices. Wallace was interested in Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre, and most of the material in the collection pertains to this focus. Some material in the collection also addresses the laws and legal procedures of the same period, including several transcripts from court cases and other documentary material. Subjects addressed within the collection as a whole include William Shakespeare; Blackfriars Theatre; the Globe Theatre; 16th and 17th century English drama and theatre; and British law and legal practice of the same period, including references to the Court of Chancery.
mssWallace
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Theatres
Manuscripts
The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, notes, transcripts, and photographs relating to Wallace's research in English drama and theatre practices. Wallace was interested in Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre, and most of the material in the collection pertains to this focus. Some material in the collection also addresses the laws and legal procedures of the same period, including several transcripts from court cases and other documentary material. Subjects addressed within the collection as a whole include William Shakespeare; Blackfriars Theatre; the Globe Theatre; 16th and 17th century English drama and theatre; and British law and legal practice of the same period, including references to the Court of Chancery.
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